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Frommer's Highly Recommended

The Antlers has been a Colorado Springs landmark for more than a century. Although it is in many ways geared to business travelers, for vacationers it offers the best accommodations within a short walking distance of many of downtown Colorado Springs' major attractions and restaurants. There have been three different Antlers on this site. The first, a turreted Victorian showcase built in 1883, was named for Gen. William Palmer's collection of deer and elk trophies. After it was destroyed by fire in 1898, Palmer built an extravagant Italian Renaissance-style building that survived until 1964, when it was leveled to make room for the more contemporary Antlers Plaza. Antique black-walnut nightstands from the previous incarnation provide a touch of historic continuity to the spacious guest rooms, which are handsomely decorated in earth tones with rich wood furnishings. The corner rooms are larger, and we prefer the west-side rooms, which provide great views of Pikes Peak.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs, 10th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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